Max comfort getting pricey, Anyone compare the max-fil and e-matrix?

I've used about 15 sets of 'comfort 16 (string myself) and was happy with it at 4.99 and even 6.50 a set, but now it's up to 7.75. Does anyone (that was happy with the 'comfort) have experience with the Max-fil tour 16 (which goes for 6.50) and/or the e-matrix (4.99/set)?

I really need a soft string for my aging body. I don't like how fast the multi's break, but at least like the fact that they fray before they snap.

I'm not the best of stringers (takes me 50 mins with the'comfort-16s that seem to have a stringer friendly reputation), so it would help to know if the fil-tour or the e-matrix are hard to string.